, Nov. 2 -- e-Bangla Agricultural University on Monday vandalised temporary structures set up for the Asia International Trade Fair on the university's research field, demanding that the land be returned for academic and research activities.

The protest comes after the Cabinet on October 18 approved in principle a proposal to relocate the Bangladesh Secretariat from Abdul Gani Road to Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, with the government targeting to begin office operations at the new site by 2029.

Over 150 students entered the fairground around 1:15 pm and damaged several temporary installations, according to eyewitnesses.

Two agricultural tractors were brought to the site to demolish the structures, while a microphone-equipped pickup van was used...